Socket wrench



Dec; 25. 192s. 1,478,736

' J. O. GADBERRY SOCKET WRENCH Filed Aug. l0. 1.922

gyn/vanto@ Patented Dec. 25, 19.23. I I l UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

JOHN 0. GADBERBY, F JOILIN, MISSOURI.

SOCKET WRENCH..

Application led. August 10, 1922. Serial No.1580,941.

To all whom t may concern: retaining member is arranged on a squared 55Beit known that I, JOHN O.' GADBERRY, end. As shown, the retainingmember cona citizen of the United States, residing at sists of a pieceof resilient metal -having a Jo 1in, in the county of Jasper and Statebase portion 6, extending across the squared 6 of issouri, have inventedcertain new and end and secured thereto by a screw 7 The usefulImprovements in Socket Wrenches, ends of the retaining member projectbe- 00 of which the following is a specification. yond the sides of thesquared portion, as This invention relates to Wrenches, and at 8, andare then extended inwardly, as morepartieularly to socket wrenches. at9, the angular portions 8 and 9 forming 10 In the present invention, Iprovide a a substantially V-shaped member. As

socket wrench having a plurality of intershown, the angular portion 8 isconnected 65 changeable sockets, and means for retain to the base by aportion 10, arranged at in the sockets in position on the handle. rightangles to the base portionand subhe retaining means consists of asquared stantially in alinement with the sides of l5 portion on thehandle, adapted to be received the squared end. A plurality ofsockets'are in a squared portion ofthe socket and a provided, thesockets having openings, of 70 l spring to retain the socket inposition, to different sizes and being adapted to be arpermlt removalwhen desired. ranged on the squared portion of the handle. In thepresent construction, I provide a In Figure 3 of the drawings, I haveshown spring consisting of a portion extending a set of sockets 11. Eachof the sockets conover the squared end of the handle and sists of acentral portion 12 havingasquared 75 having V-shaped ends projectingbeyondthe opening 13 of substantially the same diamsides of the handle.eter as the squared portion ofthe handle and An object of the inventionis the proviprovided with end portions 14 which are sion of awrench ofthis character, which will shown hexagonal in shape, vadapted to rebesimple in construction, and cheap to manceive hexagonal nuts or boltheads. It is, of 80 ufacture. Y course, apparent that the ends of thesocket A further object is the provision of a members maybe shaped asdesired. As wrench having interchangeable sockets shown, in Figure 2 ofthe drawings, the two which may be readily'removed and replaced. ends ofeach socket are provided with dif- In the accompanying drawings, `I haveferent sized openings, whereby two sized 85 shown one embodiment of theinvention. In Wrenches may be obtained for each socket.

this showing: A socket member is adapted to be ar- Figure 1 is asideelevation, ranged on the opposite end of the handleA Figure 2 is asimilar view on an enlarged portion, free to rotate thereon, formingascale, parts being shown in section, hand grip. The handle member l5 is90 Figure 3 is an end elevation of a numsubstantially similar inconstruction to the ber of interchangeable sockets, socket members 11,and is provided with Figure 4 iS a. transverse Sectional View a slopingouter surface 16. This member on line 4 4 of Figure 2, is provided withhexagonal openings 17 at4 Figure 5 is an end elevation of the handleeach end, and a squared intermediate opeii- 95 with the socket inposition, ing 18 to permit it to be used as a socket Figure 6 is atransverse sectional view member when desired. AThe end 3 of the on line6-6 of Figure 2, and, brace or handle is provided with an enlarge--Figure 7` is a perspective view of one ment 19, adapted to engage theshoulder end of the Wrench showing the socket re- :formed between thesquared portion of the 1100 moved. opening 'and one of the socketportions' to' Referring to the drawings, the reference limit the inwardmovement of the handle numeral 1 designates the handle which is member..This end of the handle is proprovided with a brace portion 2 having anvided with a retaining member. 6, identical end 3 arranged in alinementwith the main in construction with the retaining member 105 portion ofthe handle. The lower end of heretofore described and adapted to operatethe handle is provided with a slightly enin the same manner. largedportion 4 and a squared end 5. A The operation of the device will beapthe same, and

.8 of the retaining parent from the foregoing descrip-tion. When asocket member is to be placed on the handle, it is forced inwardly,riding over the inclined portions 9 of the retaining member, to theposition shown in the drawings. When in this position, the socket memberis retained on the handle with sufiicient force to prevent accidentaldisplacement. The squared portion 5 of the handle received in 'thesquared opening 13 of thefsocket member, causes the socket member torevolve with the handle when the handle is operated. When the socketmember is to be removed, the application of slight pressure theretocauses it to ride over the inclined portion member. By providing thesubstantially V-shaped terminals to the retaining member, the socketmember is guided on and oli' the handle, compressing -the ends of theretaining member and permitting the socket member to pass over theprojecting portions thereof.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be takenl as a preferred examplerof that various changesin' the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention orV the scope of thesubjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A socket wrench comprising a handle having a reduced squared end, asocket member having a reduced squared opening for the reception of thereduced end of the handle, and a resilient member having itsintermediate portion arranged on the squared end of the handle, saidmember being eX- tended laterally from said intermediate portion beyondthe sides of the squared portion of the handle, and being then extendedoutwardly.

2. A socket wrench comprising 'a handle having a squared end, a socketmember having a squared opening therein, and a resilient retainingmember having a base ar ranged on the squared end of the handle and apair of end portions projecting beyond the squared end of the handle,each of said end portions consisting of a pair of inclinedv sectionsformlng a substantially spring.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN O. GADBERRY.

V-shaped ZORA THOMPSON.`

